The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For almost 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 18, 2015. Tropical Storm Dolores thundered through the neighborhood, dumped 1/2" of rain in 20 minutes and created a muddy, rocky mess on the Corralitas Public Staircase this morning. (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 18, 2015. Just yesterday, the developer had the stairs swept clear of debris. Doh! Plywood along the staircase side of his site might have controlled some of the debris. Everyday, rocks tunble down while I'm walking the public stairs. Yes, we requested he put plywood up on this side on more than one occasion, including just last Monday. (Hey, at least his drill rig didn't slide down the hill!) We also sent him photos earlier today.

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Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com

Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.